A picture taken on November 29, 2017, shows smoke billowing in Gaza City after Israel's military targeted Hamas posts in Gaza in retaliation to mortar rounds fired from the Palestinian enclave.
It was unclear who was responsible for the mortar fire, with a number of militant groups operating in the Gaza Strip, but Israel holds Islamist movement Hamas responsible for all such incidents. / AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS

CHIDI UGWU

Abuja – An estimated Seven million people die untimely every year around the world due to air pollution; Mrs. Ibukun Odusote, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment has disclosed.

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Speaking Friday at an event to commemorate the World Environment Day (WED) in Abuja, Odusote said that 92 per cent of the world population also breathe unclean air, adding that the situation has cost the global economy a whopping $3.5 trillion yearly.

Represented at the occasion by the Director, Human Resources and Management, Daniang Peter, the Perm Sec, who described the situation unacceptably, noted that the most worrisome issue is the ozone layer depletion.